The Swing

  1. Original Sin
  2. Melting in the Sun
  3. I Send a Message
  4. Dancing on the Jetty
  5. The Swing
  6. Johnson's Aeroplane
  7. Love Is (What I Say)
  8. Face the Change
  9. Burn for You
  10. All the Voices

Original Sin

(A Farriss & M Hutchence)

You might know of the original sin
And you might know how to play with fire
But did you know of the murder committed
In the name of love-yeah
You thought what a pity

Dream on white boy
Dream on black girl
And wake up to a brand new day
To find your dreams have washed away

There was a time when I did not care
And there was a time when the facts did stare
There is a dream and it's held by many
Well I'm sure you had to see
It's open arms

Dream on white boy
Dream on black girl
And wake up to a brand new day

Dream on black boy
Dream on white girl
Then wake up to a brand new day
 

Melting in the Sun

(T Farriss, J Farriss, & M Hutchence)

I'm melting in the sun
And this is what they call the life
I suppose too much sun
Makes a desert Arab say

I really love this country
And there's a lot I want to see

Great expectations
Of all we seem to be

And the winner
And the winner

Do you wanna make a story up
There's enough it always seems
If it happened this morning
Tonight we'll see it on TV

She was twelve and knew the world
Her boyfriend knew a dance to this
Everybody's got advice
Take a snake take a ladder

And this is what they call the life
I'm melting in the sun
 

I Send a Message

(A Farriss & M Hutchence)

Hey in the silence
I think of you
I send a message
And hope it gets through

Think of the distance
Think of the miles
Over the valleys
Could take a while

I miss the people
I miss the fun
You're my apparition
She's my only one

And I imagine
You standing there
Like some animal
So inspirational
Mad at the world
For all the good reasons
Take away the pain
Drink the wine

I miss the people
You miss the fun
You're my apparition
She's my only one

Dancing on the Jetty

(A Farriss & M Hutchence)

Watch the world argue
Argue with itself
Who's going to teach us
Peace and happiness

We could sit here forever
Just never get old
Listen to the world
Letting God's tyres down

Hit cities, sharp nights
The right clothing
Dancing on the jetty
So our feet stay dry

Blood is upon the steps
Two thousand years ago
Pray like hell, then we go to fight
Another war in the holy land

Shout the word
True story
Snap decision
In a moment's glory
We're going to watch them keeping score

Making trouble
Change tracks
Fool the system
Take time to take notice

Hit city, sharp nights
The right clothing
Dancing on the Jetty
 

The Swing

(INXS)

It's the swing
It's the swing like a pendulum
It marks the moments as the years go by in an innocent phase
The swing into never-neverland

There was a darkness like an old friend
That scratched and crawled up the wall
Into my life
Into my destiny
Into my desire

It's the swing
It's the swing like a pendulum
So look behind you when the race has run
And the winner is made

The swing into never-neverland
There was a darkness like an old friend
That scratched and crawled up the wall
Into my life

Well it's the swing
The swing like a pendulum
Between the pieces and between the lines
Leaving nothing to hide
 

Johnson's Aeroplane

(A Farriss)

Four long lines one darker than the rest
Each one has a purpose making borders on the land
Farmer's pride you know he works real hard
>From a small aeroplane you can see the fields

Heart shaped hedges
Japanese gardens
A place to work and grow
A place to work and grow

Four long years one leaner than the rest
The animals are fed and the pasture's dry
Farmer's pride if the weather doesn't lie
>From a small aeroplane you can see the sea

Lots of blue
Very deep blue
A place to work and grow
A place to work and grow

Johnson sees the fields from all the sides
Steel machines and black tar roads
Countryside where the spirit never dies
In his face all the history shows
Farmer's pride as the rains came down
 

Love Is (What I Say)

(INXS & A Braxton Smith)

This is
Food of love
They said
Got it wrong
Smiling
You and I
Thinking
Never see it die

What I say now
What I say now
I don't think we know each other
Enough to lie
Enough is enough anyway

These changes
Lives alone
Drowning
By the fire
Out of dearth
He becomes
Man without
Qualities
 

Face the Change

(K Pengilly, J Farriss, & M Hutchence)

Turns back to front
Turns hate to love
The simple things that mean a lot
Turns rock to sand
Turns ice to snow
That's you and me about to grow

Change the pace of a magazine
Face the change of a million years
Stare in shock at what you saw
Take a breath and lock the door
Tell your children what to do
Mistakes and all they still love you
Change the pace of a magazine
Face the change of a million years

Turns rough to smooth
Turns don't to do
To reminisce turns me to you
Turns war to peace
Turns greed to need
The consequence of visionaries
 

Burn for You

(A Farriss & M Hutchence)

It's no use pretending
That I understand
The hide and seek we play with facts
It changes our demand

Tilt my hat at the sun
And the shadows they burn dark
Light me and I'll burn for you
And the love song never stops

I like the look in your eyes
When you talk that certain way
I love the day in the life
When you know that lover's way

Minding my own business
When you came along
Temperature's been running hot
The fever was so strong

It's always an adventure
The fantasies we make a fact
You're the secret I desire
I can't keep that to myself

When we're not together
It doesn't feel so bad
We could be so far apart
But our love's not sad

It's no use pretending
'Cause I understand
The hide and seek we play with facts
It changes our demand
 

All the Voices

(A Farriss & M Hutchence)

Deep down in my heart
There is a lot of words
Tears fall down my face
But I hear the many voices that cry in pain

I wanna tell you
Don't give it up
I wanna tell you
Don't give it up

Hear the voices
Wraps around you
All the people
Never doubt it
Hear the voices
Take a look at what's around you
All the people
We can change things never doubt it

We won't take new start
Is it just too much to ask
What does it take
'Cause I hear a million people singing the same